Food recall

Specialty Commodities, Inc. recall: Almonds, dry roasted, not salted

Specialty Commodities, Inc., of Fargo, ND, recalled Almonds, dry roasted, not salted. The FDA's reason: “Cashews were mixed with almonds but allergen was not declared on outside packaging.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on March 1, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of April 27, 2016. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed February 7, 2018

The recall

Company
Specialty Commodities, Inc. (Fargo, ND)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Cashews were mixed with almonds but allergen was not declared on outside packaging.”
Where it was sold
CO, AZ, and CA. See distribution spreadsheet in the attached email.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
73467

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-1084-2016 Class II

    Almonds, dry roasted, not salted, packaged in 25 lb. cardboard cartons

    Codes: Item number ALMO-033; Manufacturer lot number 1050188-1-16007 (on container label); Warehouse lot number LV0206674

    Quantity: 394 cases (9850 lbs.)

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of April 27, 2016.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.